Does Adobe pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Adobe employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Adobe. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Adobe?

82% of Adobe employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Adobe 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (623) , Computer Scientist (315) , Senior Software Engineer (219) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (120) , Technical Consultant (116) , Intern (115) , Account Manager (106) , Technical Support Engineer (95) , Program Manager (94) , Manager (90) , Senior Computer Scientist (87)

What are the pros of working at Adobe according to real employee reviews?

"Good work/life balance (the lights would always turn off at HQ around 5:30!)" ((in 1281 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 829 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 494 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 327 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 308 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Adobe according to real employee reviews?

"Middle managements has too much power and if you get a bad manager then you are out of luck" ((in 257 reviews)); "The annual layoffs mentioned by others are really more about shifting jobs offshore" ((in 94 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 72 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 58 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 57 reviews))

What are employees saying about Adobe layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Adobe layoffs and their outlook for job security at Adobe in 2026.

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(10,068 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

87% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,068 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Adobe employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Jun 13, 2011

It's great regarding benefits but sells itself short on personal and professional development.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-good salary -great benefits -big organization - job security -flagship product gives u a chance to see a top-notch product in action

Cons

-poor management practices -mid-level management ignorant of issues faced by engineers -highly bureaucratic structure that stifles development -no innovation or diversification

4.0

May 31, 2011

Senior QA engineer

Qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good company to work. Good benefits. nice work, life balance.flexibility.

Cons

Short term projects. Never know when the projects gets over and laid off.

4.0

May 23, 2011

Great people, big focus on "how" things get done. Could use a little more willingess to take greater risks.

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic people Great products Challenging work Ability to take on more Good Work-life balance focus Invest in their people

Cons

Underchannel politics Halo/Devil affect can thwart career Risk adverse Lacks the ability to have healthy conflict

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